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Review of Electoral Reform 2017

Scrutiny review - Corporate Services Panel

What is the review about?

A review to examine the impact of proposed electoral changes, which are due to be debated and decided upon by the States on 6th June 2017.

A Public call for evidence has been announced. The closing date for submissions is Thursday 25th May 2017. Submissions can be sent to scrutiny@gov.je or by post to: Scrutiny Office, Morier House, JE1 1DD

A MORI poll has been comissioned to ask 1,000 islanders about their views on electoral reform. The Poll will be conducted from Thursday 18th May - Thursday 25th May. All calls will come from MORI's Edinburgh office (from the number 0131 561 4532).

A number of public meetings have been held in order for Panel to hear the views of Islanders on the proposed changes. Members of the public are invited to attend any of the public meetings, although preference will be given at each meeting for residents of the relevant parishes to speak first.

A number of Public Hearings with key stakeholders have also been arranged.

Public Hearings:

15th May - Senator Lyndon Farnham

17th May - Deputy Andrew Lewis

18th May - Public Hearing with Mr Derek Maltwood

19th May - Public Hearing with Constable Len Norman, Chairman of PPC

19th May - Public Hearing with Sir Philip Bailhache

Detail of the Proposed changes

The proposed changes, brought forward by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, seek to create six "super-constituencies" to replace the current system for electing Deputies. Instead of each Parish electing their own Deputy or Deputies, new boundaries and the corresponding numbers of Deputies would be designated as follows: